Reading Between
the Lines installation project in Looz (Belgium) from the drawing board of Gijs Van
Vaerenbergh.
From the Architects:
On September 24th, 2011 Gijs Van Vaerenbergh revealed a construction in the rural landscape
of Borgloon (Limburg, Belgium) that’s based on the design of the local church. This construction
consists of 30 tons of steel and 2000 columns, and is built on a fundament of
armed concrete. Through the use of horizontal plates, the concept of the
traditional church is transformed into a transparent object of art.
Reading between the Lines can be read as a
reflection on architectural themes such as scale, the ground plan etc., but the
project also emphatically transcends the strictly architectural. After all, the
church does not have a well-defined function and focuses on visual experience
in itself (one could even consider it to be a line drawing in space). At the
same time, the construction demonstrates that this experience is in effect a
consequence of the design, since it explicitly refers to the various stages in
its conception: the design drawing, the model… Apart from that, because the church does not fulfil its
classical function, it can be read as a heritage related reflection on the
present vacancy of churches in the area (and their potential artistic reuse).
for more, visit : gijsvanvaerenbergh.com
reading between the lines is so much like understanding negative spaces.... the more you do so, the better insight you get.. :)
ReplyDeleteReading between the lines allows you to engage more with the creative piece... because you put a lot of your self in the in- between spaces and fill them up with a piece of 'you'
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